Chapter 3

M.P.O.V

Okay, this was getting strange. It was now 3:30 and Ned hasn't shown up yet. Where could he be? Could he have forgotten? No he wouldn't forget, he was the one who came up with the idea of getting together on my birthday. Hmm. Moze didn't know what to think. She decided to step outside for a moment. Just as she was about to open the front door, she felt a jolt. Ned came running into her foyer.

"Sorry I'm late!" Ned blurted. He looked nervous.

"No it's fine." Moze replied.

"That's it no questioning. Just, "'No it's fine.' I know you probably expected me to be late and all, but you didn't even put up an argument about it."

He lightly punched her in the arm.

"You're loosing your touch Moze."

"No way! You so did not say that." Moze replied bitter.

"You so know I did." He teased her.

"You asked for it." Moze responded.

"Oh no…"

But, Ned wasn't fast enough for Moze.

She tackled him to the ground and tickled him to death.

"Okay, alright." Ned said out of breath. "Truce."

"Looks like you're the one that's lost your touch." Moze laughed.

"Maybe not."

Ned this time was quick and he got Moze in a grip she couldn't get out of. It was his turn to tickle her to death. It was working, he tickled her so hard she was crying from laughter.

She couldn't help but notice how blue his eyes were and how good he looked today. Oh come on. You are going to have to tell him how you feel sooner or later. She tried reasoning with herself. But no amount of reason could get her out of the mess she was in. She was falling hard for Ned Bigby and there was nothing she could do about it.

"Alright how about we make a pact." Moze said still laughing.

"What kind of pact?" Ned asked. He had finally let go of Moze and had stopped tickling her.

"I will stop tickling you, if you stop tickling me." She explained.

"Okay, let's shake on it."

Ned extended his arm for Moze to grab. They shook on it and she finally asked the question that Ned been afraid of.

"So, why were you late?" She asked curiously.

"Um… I kind of ran into Suzie. Well I didn't really run into her, she was on my front porch."

She froze. Suzie. Of all the times for her to come back this was the worst time ever.

"H-how long is she going to be here?" Moze wondered aloud.

"Only a couple of days." Ned finished.

"Oh is that all?"

"Yeah."

"So what did you talk about?" She questioned again.

"She wanted to know if I had a girlfriend, and if we still had a chance at a long distance relationship."

Please let him have said no. Moze silently pleaded. She had to know, so she asked.

"What did you say?"

"I said no, that I already liked someone else."

You were too late he already likes somebody else. It felt as if her heart had just broken into a million pieces. Who could it possibly be?